Kenyans to cough billions to finance MPs

Finance CS Ukur Yatani reads the Budget of 2020/21 at Parliament buildings,Nairobi. June 11,2020 [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

In the proposed method to bridge the gender gap, it is now estimated that the 13th Parliament will cost Kenyans more than Sh20 billion every year if the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 passes, going by the projections of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

The cost of sustaining one MP is pegged at Sh30 million annually, with the cumulative basic salary and allowances estimated at Sh10.8 million. This includes basic salary, responsibility allowance, and vehicle fixed cost and sitting allowances.